10 Style Lessons from the Grammys

Lesson one: Ditch the tux. Who says just because it's red carpet you have to change your style? (Note: Even if you feel comfortable in this, if you're not Lenny K., think about upgrading to a suit.)

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Mick Jagger

Lesson two: When in doubt, match your shirt to the carpet.

Kings of Leon

The Followill family—AKA the masters of Southern rocker cool—school the competition with three impeccably sharp, sure-fire ways to acing the red carpet. Drummer Nathan shows how to play it straight, frontman Caleb how to ditch the tie, and bassist Jared how to add a little color to your get-up.

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Seal and Heidi Klum

You can wear crazy bling, so long as you have a hot woman on your arm.

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John Legend and model Christine Teigen

Or, sometimes you can a the bling and just bring the woman. And a sharp-cut suit, of course.

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Lil' Wayne and Nicki Minaj

When you dress simply in a solid cardigan and fitted pants, you can play with your accessories. Cigars, Frankenkitties, the world is your oyster.

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John Mayer and Justin Beiber

Ivory tus are almost always a bad idea.

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Seth Rogen and fiancée Lauren Miller

If you are wearing something other than black, be careful not to match your suit's color to your date's dress color. Rogen goes to the line here, but doesn't cross it.

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Will Smith

Blacked out tux-and-shirt combos aren't just for proms or '90s nostalgics anymore. They're making a comeback. Smith gets the look right with a tux that fits in all the right places. Notice where his pants hit. That's how you want yours too.

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Cee-Lo Green

Cee-Lo to the style purists out there: "Fck me? No fck you!"

Look, we're not gonna call this a style success, but it's definitely a, uh, fly statement. And one that made us crack a smile.